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BY KEVIN JACKSON— Rebelution— THREE American acts have been nominated for Best Reggae Album at next year’s Grammy Awards, scheduled for February 12 in Los Angeles. The nominations were announced in that city yesterday morning. Live In Virginia by the band SOJA, Falling Into Place by California band Rebelution and Rose Petals...Read More »

KINGSTON, Jamaica —– A Way To Escape, Jamaican Michelle Thompson’s book based on her childhood in East Kingston, will have its local launch on December 15. It will be launched at the Norman Road offices of LMH Publishing in Central Kingston. The book, Thompson’s first, chronicles the life of a working-class family in post-Independence...Read More »

Shaggy in performance at Moon Palace Jamaica Grande Resort and Spa in Ocho Rios, St Ann, last Saturday.— SHAGGY is to be inducted into the Council of Voluntary Social Services (CVSS) Hall of Fame for 10 years of outstanding support to the Bustamante Hospital for Children in Kingston. The induction is slated to take...Read More »

BY K EVIN JACKSON—- Rebelution.—- The nominations for the 59th Grammy Awards will be announced today in Los Angeles, among them Best Reggae Album. Initially known as Best Reggae Recording, the category was instituted in 1985 with Black Uhuru winning for Anthem. The category was renamed Best Reggae Album in 1992. Albums released during...Read More »

Ziggy Marley— A new Grammy-sponsored charity auction has been launched in celebration of the holiday season that’s offering a variety of autographed collectibles and VIP experiences. Among the many items up for bid are VIP packages from reggae star Ziggy Marley, son of the late reggae legend, Bob Marley. Some of the biggest stars...Read More »

By Roy Black— File A double disc signifies some of the success that Horace Andy has met with British group, Massive Attack.— Horace Andy belongs to a fraternity of singers that made Studio 1 the University of Ska and Rocksteady music during the 1960’s and early 1970’s. Entering the fray shortly after other stalwarts like...Read More »

By Shereita Grizzle— Tanya Stephens— Entertainer Tanya Stephens is today being hailed as a hero on social media after opening up about being raped over two decades ago. In a lengthy and emotional post to her official Facebook page, the ‘These Streets’ singer told more than 11,000 followers how she was violated twice, first at...Read More »

By Mel Cooke— Ian Allen One of the rooms at 127 Orange Street which was vandalized.– On the left side of the double glass door at the entrance of Prince Buster One Stop Record Shack, there is still a single sheet of paper announcing the late proprietor’s death on September 8, 2016, secured firmly with...Read More »